Gabon (country code +241)
Communication of 7.VII.2014
The Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), Libreville,
announces that, at the request of the telephony operators, the final phase of the changeover to the
national eight-digit telephone numbering plan, which will involve removing the 0 after the country code
241 for international calls to Gabon and was originally to have taken place on Tuesday, 1 July 2014, has
been postponed to a later date.
Contact:
Agence de Régulation des Communications
électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP)
B.P. 50 000
LIBREVILLE
Gabon
Tel :
+ 241 01 44 68 11/12
Fax : +241 01 44 68 06
E-mail : noko.lekh@gmail.com
URL: www.arcep.ga
Communication of 8.V.2012:
The Agence de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), Libreville,
announces the implementation, on Saturday 16 June 2012 at 2301 hours UTC (Sunday 17 June 2012 at
0001 hours, local time), of the second phase of Gabon’s new eight (8)-digit numbering plan, for Gabon
Telecom’s fixed network.
Gabon’s new numbering plan will be a closed eight-digit plan, taking the format ABPQ MCDU.
When the plan was adopted in 2005, only the mobile telephone operators effected the changeover of their
equipment; Gabon Telecom requested and obtained from ARCEP (ex-Artel) further time for adapting its
equipment; that has now been done.
1
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF NEW NUMBERING PLAN
The general structure of the new numbering plan is based on eight (8) numbered digits ABPQMCDU.
The values and meanings allocated to the letter A are as follows:
•
A = 0: Routing by the caller’s default carrier;
•
A = 1 : Special services;
•
A = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 : Available for future uses;
•
A = 8 : Short, four(4)-digit numbers for access to value-added services;
•
A = 9 : Available for future uses;
Unit A = 0 Routing by the caller’s default carrier
A
B
0
0
1
Other digits
Comments
International access prefix
PQMCDU
Fixed network GABON TELECOM
2
PQMCDU
GSM mobile network operator LIBERTIS
3
PQMCDU
GSM mobile network operator AZUR (
USAN Gabon)
4
PQMCDU
GSM mobile network operator Airtel
(CELTEL)
5
PQMCDU
GSM mobile network operator MOOV (
Atlantique Télécom Gabon)
6
PQMCDU
GSM mobile network operator LIBERTIS
7
PQMCDU
GSM mobile network operator Airtel
(CELTEL)
8
PQMCDU
Reserved for value-added services
(intelligent network services, etc….)
9
PQMCDU
Available for identification of other
services
2
DIALLING PROCEDURE FROM OUTSIDE GABON
2.1
Call to GSM mobile number :
To call a mobile operator subscriber’s number in Gabon from abroad, after the calling country’s
international access prefix, which is usually 00, dial the code for Gabon (241) followed by the called
party’s mobile number without the digit 0.
Operator
ATLANTIQUE
TELECOM
GABON
LIBERTIS
Procedure prior to Sunday 17 June
2012 at 0000 hours, local time
Procedure as from Sunday 17 June
2012 at 0000 hours, local time
+241
05 XX XX XX
+241
5 XX XX XX
+241
06 XX XX XX
02 XX XX XX
+241
6 XX XX XX
2 XX XX XX
AIRTEL
07 XX XX XX
04 XX XX XX
7 XX XX XX
4 XX XX XX
USAN
03 XX XX XX
3 XX XX XX
2.2
Call to GABON TELECOM fixed number:
The procedure for calling a GABON TELECOM fixed number from outside Gabon is as follows: after the
calling country’s international access prefix, which is usually 00, dial the code for Gabon (241) followed by
the called party’s fixed number without the digit 0.
Fixed operator
Gabon Telecom
Contact:
Procedure prior to Sunday 17 June
2012 at 0000 hours, local time
Procedure as from Sunday 17 June
2012 at 0000 hours, local time
+ 241 76 16 16
+ 241 1 76 16 16
Agence de Régulation des Communications
électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP)
B.P. 50 000
LIBREVILLE
Gabon
Tel:
+241 44 68 11 (As from 17.VI.2012 , Tel : + 241 1 44 68 11)
Fax:
+241 44 68 06 (As from 17.VI.2012, Fax : +241 1 44 68 06)
E-mail: noko.lekh@gmail.com
URL: www.arcep.ga